Why a Twitter novel?
The idea for TweetHeart came to me in a dream while I was laid up with broken ribs. Maybe it was the pain meds, but it struck me as an original, creative way to tell a story. A little research revealed that it had been done before, although not in quite the same way that I did it. Apparently, "cell phone novels" are quite popular in Japan, but the idea had never caught on in the United States (until now, I hope!).
I've been an aspiring novelist since I was very young. When I was nine, I was grounded for three days by my mom, so I wrote a novella, but it was only 40 pages long and written with Bic Bananas. I tried again when I was 12, but I kept killing off my characters and gave that one up after 65 pages (at least it was typed).
Several decades later, I have become something of a Twitter junkie (my wife and boss both say I "have a problem"). I thought I might be too A-D-D to finally sit down and write a novel in a conventional way, so this seemed like the ideal approach. I loved the idea of integrating the medium, and its technology, into the story itself. Besides, I don't think they make Bic Bananas anymore.
Since the completion of TweetHeart on 11/11/11, I have focused on more traditional fiction writing. I'm writing short stories that I hope you'll see published soon in conventional magazines and literary journals. But I'll be sure to post links to them - on Twitter.
I've been an aspiring novelist since I was very young. When I was nine, I was grounded for three days by my mom, so I wrote a novella, but it was only 40 pages long and written with Bic Bananas. I tried again when I was 12, but I kept killing off my characters and gave that one up after 65 pages (at least it was typed).
Several decades later, I have become something of a Twitter junkie (my wife and boss both say I "have a problem"). I thought I might be too A-D-D to finally sit down and write a novel in a conventional way, so this seemed like the ideal approach. I loved the idea of integrating the medium, and its technology, into the story itself. Besides, I don't think they make Bic Bananas anymore.
Since the completion of TweetHeart on 11/11/11, I have focused on more traditional fiction writing. I'm writing short stories that I hope you'll see published soon in conventional magazines and literary journals. But I'll be sure to post links to them - on Twitter.
